Queer Theology

Is there something inherently wrong with performative worship? What kind of worship is pleasing to God? How do we get people mobilized for justice work? Lots of questions in this week’s podcast about justice movements! Listen in! The post Does God Really Hate Worship Bands? – Amos 5:18-24 appeared first on Queer Theology.

Brian and Fr. Shay record a special podcast for All Saints Day. What does the Sermon on the Mount have to do with sainthood? What is the value of honoring saints? And how is the view of Sainthood that’s presented in this passage different from the one we usually get. All that on this week’s podcast. The post All Saints Day – Matthew 5:1-12 appeared first on Queer Theology.

Brian and Fr. Shay talk about the complexities of how we read Scripture, especially when we read messages about insiders and outsiders and God’s wrath and destruction. What is the point of passages like these? What can we learn from them? How do we read them? Listen in on this week’s podcast. Read the transcript (PDF) Photo by Michael Holden The post God’s Destruction – Exodus 22:20-26 appeared first on Queer Theology.

This week Brian and Fr. Shay talk about finances, work, and money. What does it mean to have enough? What is our responsibility around money as queer people? As people of faith? What does it mean to be content? Let’s dig into these tough questions together. The post Need and Plenty – Philippians 4:12-14 appeared first on Queer Theology.

This week’s lectionary text is one of Jesus’ weird parables. Brian and Fr. Shay share their ideas on what it means for queer people to be the stones that the builders rejected. The Kingdom of God belongs to those who bear good fruit so what does that mean for the queer and trans community? Matthew 21:33-43 “Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and moved to another place. When the harvest time approached, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his fruit. “The tenants seized his servants; they beat one, killed another, and stoned a third. Then he sent other servants to them, more than the first time, and the tenants treated them the same way. Last of all, he sent his son to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said. “But when the tenants saw the son, they said to each other, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him and take his inheritance.’ So they took him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. “Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?” “He will bring those wretches to a wretched end,” they replied, “and he will rent the vineyard to other tenants, who will give him his share of the crop at harvest time.” Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; the Lord has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes’[a]? “Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit. Photo by Al_HikesAZ The post The Kingdom Is Ours – Matthew 21:33-43 appeared first on Queer Theology.

Brian and Fr. Shay go off book this week to talk about a theme that has been percolating a lot for them. What does survival mean for the queer and trans community? What would it look like to move past survival into thriving? We’re exploring this theme in several ways this month, so be sure to join us! The post Survive/Thrive appeared first on Queer Theology.

A short little passage that packs a lot into a few verses. What do we do with Paul’s ambiguous messages around the body and his desire for death? Brian and Fr. Shay tackle the complexity this passage. Show Notes Spit & Spirit HOPE (DESPAIR) #FaithInTheFog If you’re thinking of hurting yourself, taking your own life, or are in crisis — there are people who want to talk to you right now. Austria 01-713-3374 Australia 1-800-817-569 Barbados 429-9999 Brazil 21-233-9191 Canada 514-723-4000 China 852-2382-0000 Guatemala 502-254-1259 Holland 0900-0767 Honduras 504-237-3623 Hungary 62-420-111 India 91-22-307-3451 Italy 06-7045-4444 Maylaysia 03-756-8144 Mauritius 46-48-889 or 800-93-93 Mexico 525-510-2550 New Zealand 4-473-9739 Nicarague 505-268-6171 Norway 815-33-300 Cyprus 0-777-267 Denmark 70-201-201 Egypt 7621602 Estonia 6-558-088 Finland 040-5032199 Portugal 239-72-10-10 Republic of Ireland 1850-60-90-90 Russia 8-20-222-82-10 Singapore 800-221-4444 or 000-227-0309 South Africa 0861-322-322 South Korea 2-715-8600 Spain 91-459-00-50 Sri Vincent 1-692-909 Sweden 031-711-2400 Switzerland 143 Thailand 02-249-9977 Trinidad and Tobago 868-645-2800 Ukraine 0487-327715 or 0482-226565 United Kingdom 08457-90-90-90 United States 1-800-Suicide (7842433) or 1-800-Talk (8255) or – 1-800-827-757 Photo by Christopher JL The post Paul’s Ambiguous Message – Philippians 1:20-24 appeared first on Queer Theology.

Brian and Fr. Shay talk about the difference between historical fact and truth. What does it mean for our faith if things like “The Exodus” aren’t historically factual? What particular gift do queer people have to offer in the realm of Biblical interpretation? All this and more on this week’s podcast. Read the transcript (PDF) The post How Do You Know What Is True? – Exodus 14:19-31 appeared first on Queer Theology.

What does it mean to love one another? What does it mean to stand in solidarity with one another? Brian and Fr. Shay talk about caring for one another and what it might mean to “let no debt remain.” Photo by Justin Lowery The post Let No Debt Remain – Romans 13:8-10 appeared first on Queer Theology.

Do we feel alienated because of our queerness or because of God? What is it that compels us to stay in the church? Brian and Fr. Shay take on a tough passage from Jeremiah and interpret it with hope. Read the transcript (PDF) Photo by Johan J.Ingles-Le Nobel The post Fire In Our Bones – Jeremiah 20:7-9 appeared first on Queer Theology.